Michael Saylor puts $ 1 MD on Bitcoin despite the Israel-Iran tensions

While geopolitical tensions intensify in the Middle East, Michael Saylor and his Strategy company redoubled aggressiveness on the Bitcoin market. The firm has just revealed a new massive purchase of 10,100 BTC for an amount of $ 1 billion.

Strategy strengthens its bet on bitcoin at the bottom of the market

In full climb between Israel and Iran, the BTC course fell under $ 104,000. A boon that Michael Saylor did not let pass! Strategy company comes frombuy bitcoins at an average price of $ 104,080.

This acquisition Coincide with new strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. It wears the total held by Strategy at 592,100 BTC, purchased for $ 41.8 billion. This represents an average price of $ 70,666 per unit.

These movements intervene as Strategy has just launched Strd. This is his third privileged action backed by Bitcoin, listed on the Nasdaq. Objective: raise additional $ 250 million to further strengthen its positions.

Range -up yield, but criticism emerges

Thanks to this last acquisition, the BTC yield of Strategy Since the start of the year has climbed to 19.1 % (compared to 17.1 % before). The company now targets a 25 % return for 2025, after having noted its initial target by 15 %.

However, this frantic race for Bitcoin is not without criticism. According to Matthew Sigel (from Vaneck) for example, a continuous program of shares can dilute rather than creating value if it is too close to market capitalization.

Same warning at Standard Chartered, which points the volatility of the crypto market as a risk for companies too exposed to the BTC.

For his part, Michael Saylor remains confident. He also supports the other players in the sector, welcoming Metaplanet, who has just crossed the 10,000 BTC.

While Crypto experts fear a regional escalation, Bitcoin seems to become a strategic refuge value for companies like Strategy. Caution remains in front of the ambient euphoria.